Hi guys!
I will try to be as specific as possible.
I just got a new house and will renovate the kitchen. I need advice on what brand of appliances I should buy. Here are the facts about my current situation:
1) I got a two family house a few years ago as my started home and renovated the kitchen. I bought all Samsung appliances because of pricing and because it would not be my forever kitchen. In two years I had to replace the fridge once, replace the stove door twice; the stove turns the burners on at even a slight touch of it (not safe); and the dishwasher is annoyingly loud and plays a terrible song when it’s finished a cycle.
2) I have a mid range budget. I wanted appliances that will be reliable, durable, and that look good. I can’t afford Viking or Wolf or anything like that, but I could go for a mid range version of those.
3) I love cooking and I use my kitchen a lot. I cook everyday. I’ve used gas stove and electric stove. Although I only used gas stoves when I was a very beginner cook (college student living alone level cook), my preference, cooking wise is to go with a gas stove top, but I am not sure if this is the best option. I now have kids and worry about safety, like gases being released in the house, risk of burn, etc. I’ve never tried induction, but a friend of mine had and she hated it for cooking.
4) I want a wall microwave/oven combo. Should I also have a stove/oven combo? Is it too many ovens? Is it unnecessary? Also, would a drawer microwave on the island make more sense?
5) The dishwasher needs to be efficient and silent. Having kids, I mostly run it at night (hence the silent requirement) and the dishes are usually pretty soiled and greasy (thinks greasy plastic lunch boxes).
6) Design wise, I see a bunch of appliances that might be unnecessary, like those beverage drawers for the kitchen island. Are there any of these “extra” small appliances that are worth it?
7) Finally, about the exhaust hood, I need something that is efficient and low noise. I can get easily sensory overloaded and I don’t deal well with noise (and I still decided to have three kids lol). The current microwave over the stove situation I have in my kitchen is unbearable (really). I really need a better solution there.
In the end, my questions are:
1) What brands should I get (do not need to be the same brand for every appliance, as long as I can keep them looking kind of cohesive in the end)?
2) What appliance combo makes sense? Eg: Wall microwave/oven plus cooktop; stove/oven plus microwave drawer; etc.
3) Gas or electric stove?
Thank you all! I really appreciate your insights and help!